With the Brisbane Jamboree coming up this weekend, racers have been getting an early look at the track through testing. Here’s some of the action so far!
The Nissan R35 GTR has a reputation for being one of the fiercest production cars available, and the four wheel drive, six cylinder-powered beasts have been a common sight at drag racing events around the country – with the Australian record for the brand recently being reset.
Crashes are part and parcel of all motorsports, including drag racing, but this wall-slap from Danny Makdessi’s gorgeous four-door Valiant was one of the stranger ones we have seen recently.
The 2019 Nitto Performance Engineering GT-R Festival hosted by Motive DVD saw over 300 GT-Rs converge on Sydney Dragway, as the event continues to grow as one of the largest gatherings in the world.
The 2019 Junior Dragster Nationals once again brought together drag racing’s youngest drivers from across the continent to take part in two days of fun and social competition at Mildura’s Sunset Strip.
Rod Harvey’s 2JZ-powered Toyota Camry has moved ever closer to the world record after a 5.708 blast in testing ahead of the Jamboree.
The NT Nats saw some of the best sportsman racers from around the country head north to Darwin’s Hidden Valley Drag Strip for two days of racing.
It took a two week hiatus but the weather gods smiled kindly on the re-run, and Grudge Kings 2K19 was won with a whole truck load of cash handed out to winners.
New South Wales’ Stuart Bennett took an axe to the Australian LS-motor record over the weekend at the Grudge Kings event, knocking out a stunning 6.391 and a speed of 225.22mph.
Grudge Kings 2K19 2.0 will go ahead this Saturday with perfect weather conditions predicted for Sydney Dragway, and with more testing planned for tomorrow as well. As a preview, check out the action from the testing over the rained out event weekend.
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